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Name Team Age
Butch Newsome Retired (1971, Age 37) 41
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31
(1957)		 LF L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Bob Horner League 0 8 years (44 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C+ A+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B+ B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  C  D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B+ 0 1/12/1934
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %) A+ (97.3 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT
1960 LF KC 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4.00 1.000
CF KC 11 11 96.0 31 30 1 0 0 0 2.91 1.000
RF KC 11 11 95.0 23 22 1 0 0 +1 2.18 1.000
1963 LF KC 23 21 196.0 43 40 3 0 0 +3 1.97 1.000
CF KC 71 69 611.0 161 157 4 0 0 -2 2.37 1.000
RF KC 39 39 350.0 72 72 0 0 0 -1 1.85 1.000
1964 LF KC 31 31 256.66 63 61 2 0 0 +3 2.21 1.000
CF KC 17 12 112.0 35 34 1 0 0 -2 2.81 1.000
RF KC 50 43 406.0 113 112 1 0 0 +5 2.50 1.000
1965 LF KC 35 33 293.33 54 52 2 0 0 +1 1.66 1.000
CF KC 37 32 283.66 69 66 3 0 0 +4 2.19 1.000
RF KC 34 34 292.33 64 62 1 1 0 +4 1.94 .984
1966 LF KC 27 27 230.33 59 57 1 1 1 +3 2.27 .983
CF KC 18 17 146.0 41 39 2 0 0 -3 2.53 1.000
RF KC 74 71 611.66 128 124 4 0 0 +4 1.88 1.000
1967 LF KC 60 58 525.0 104 101 1 2 0 0 1.75 .981
CF KC 30 30 260.33 76 74 1 1 0 0 2.59 .987
RF KC 39 34 304.33 70 64 4 2 0 +1 2.01 .971
1968 LF KC 123 123 1085.33 256 249 5 2 1 +4 2.11 .992
1969 C KC 1 0 6.0 7 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 9.00 .857
LF KC 20 11 116.0 21 21 0 0 0 0 1.63 1.000
CF KC 14 14 123.33 32 31 1 0 0 0 2.34 1.000
RF KC 12 12 101.33 18 16 0 2 0 -2 1.42 .889
1970 SS KC 1 1 9.0 7 3 3 1 1 0 6.00 .857
LF KC 6 2 22.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 2.86 1.000
CF KC 14 13 115.33 35 34 1 0 0 +2 2.73 1.000
RF KC 23 23 188.0 48 47 1 0 0 +1 2.30 1.000
Pos Total C 1 0 6.0 7 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 9.00 .857
SS 1 1 9.0 7 3 3 1 1 0 6.00 .857
LF 326 307 2733.65 611 592 14 5 2 +14 2.00 .992
CF 212 198 1747.65 480 465 14 1 0 -1 2.47 .998
RF 282 267 2348.65 536 519 12 5 0 +13 2.03 .991
Total 822 773 6844.95 1641 1585 43 13 3 0 1 0 0.0% +26 2.14 .992
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Butch Newsome has retired from the Seattle Rainiers
1971-09-14The Seattle Rainiers have promoted Butch Newsome to the major league team.
1971-09-03The Seattle Rainiers have acquired Butch Newsome from the waiver wire.
1970-10-03The Kansas City Chefs have promoted Hal Garman to the major league team. The Kansas City Chefs have waived Butch Newsome.
1970-09-28Butch Newsome of the Kansas City Chefs is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1963-04-01The Kansas City Chefs have promoted Butch Newsome to the major league team. The Kansas City Chefs have promoted Noriyoshi Tezuka to the major league team. The Kansas City Chefs have waived Roger LaRocca. The Kansas City Chefs have waived March Widner.
1960-09-26The Kansas City Chefs have sent Butch Newsome to the minors.
1960-08-27The Kansas City Chefs have promoted Butch Newsome to the major league team.
1958-06-08The Kansas City Chefs have acquired Butch Newsome from the waiver wire.
1958-03-26The Milwaukee Socialist Mayors have waived Butch Newsome.